Banksy Graffiti Seen In Africa

Banksy has been globe trotting for years, you can find his graffiti all over the world, America, Europe, The Middle East, but it seems he’s even been working in Africa. The latest location to appear on the Banksy map, Mali, is further-flung than usual. Drawings and photos of the anonymous street artist’s work are revealed in the exhibition “Bristol Museum vs. Banksy,” and among them are a number of pictures of Banksy murals in the West African country. Images include two figures hunting a large animal, possibly a bison, with bow and arrow; a woman hanging laundry on a line while a zebra stands by; a child staring out at the viewer from inside a a small metal washing tub; and a young girl with a yellow bird.

Some have said they are fakes, doctored images that owe more to an hour of Photoshop than a trek into the wilds of Africa. However a member of the Banksy Flickr Group says no, swearing that he’s seen one of them in person in the suburbs of Bamako. “There are a handful in Mali, stretching from Bamako to Timbuktu,” writes Flickr user Olly C. He claims they were only created four or five months ago and that their locations remain unpublicized.

Well if you have the money to fly around the world, why not do your thing wherever your whims take you.

This post is tagged Banksy, Banksy in africa, murals, stencils